Iowa farmer labor party delays name change vote
The Iowa farmer labor party voted to postpone action on changing its name to Gov. La Follette's national progressive party. Delegates referred the issue to the central committee for a county referendum, after a dispute over adopting the Wisconsin governor's banner.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farmer-Labor Party
Phil la Follette
National Progressive Party
Iowa Party
Wisconsin
Gordon Singkin
Madison
Wis
la Foliette
Anamosa Observes Centennial Pageant
Anamosa prepares a centennial celebration with two pageants and readings from local groups. The events trace two centuries of town life including pioneer log sawyers and early schools, churches, and post offices with Grant Wood art references and community portrayals.
Iowa City Men Fined for Illegal Fishing
IOWA CITY I G DeFrance 43 and Marion Fountain 21 were fined 10 dollars each plus costs by Justice Kadlec for illegal fishing. They were arrested by State Conservation Officer Edward Sybil while preparing a trap in the Iowa River four miles below Iowa City.
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Boeeinl
Iowa City
I. G. DeFrance
Marion Fountain
J. M. Kadlee
Edward Sybil
Iowa River
Kadlec
Father and son hold same office for 90 years in Iowa district
Riverside special item notes John H. Younkin 79 retires as secretary of No. 1 school district Iowa township. His father Joseph started as secretary in 1844 and with son’s succession in 188? kept the office for ninety years. E. J. Koenig succeeds.
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Riverside
John H. Younkin
Iowa Township
Younkin
Anamosa Centennial Pageant Leaders and Early Town Figures
The court of honor includes Ann Du Mont Florence Finn and Doris Mann with two more members Gertrude Dolan and Alice McNamara. Miss Helen Porter the centennial queen will ride with the Bray twins on the queen's float. Anamosa's first hotel was built by Edmund Booth and run by Gideon Ford. Chief Nassius and his family slept there in 1842, marked by the D A R. Margaret Downing plays an Indian maid. William T Shaw, Anamosa's first mayor, donated land in Jones county for a courthouse. the Shaw block later vacated for a new county building.
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Court OF Honor
Ann du Mont
Florence Finn
Doris Mann
Gertrude Dolan
Alice McNamara
Helen Porter
Bray Twins
Anamosa
Edmund Booth
Gideon Ford
Nassius
Squaw
Anamosah
Dmiss
Margaret Downing
L. A. Downing
William T. Shaw
Iowa Democrats to name four Supreme Court nominees Thursday
Des Moines Iowa Democrats will close their summer convention with a session to select four state supreme court nominees Judge Richard F Mitchell of Fort Dodge will give the keynote The four sitting judges up for six year terms are John W Anderson Maurice F Donegan John W Kintzinger and Ernest M Miller Miller filled a vacancy and the term ends in 1940 The convention names permanent and temporary officers and sets a 1 dollar registration fee The Republican convention nominated William L Bliss Oscar Hale Frederic M Miller and R A Oliver for the court
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
John W. Anderson
Sioux City
Maurice F. Donegan
John W. Kintzinger
Dubuque
Ernest M. Miller
Harlan
James M. Parsons
C. A. Byington
Don Rees
Atlantic
James Kelly
LeMars
State Central Committee
Republican Judicial Convention
William L. Bliss
Mason City
Oscar Hale
Wapello
Frederic M. Miller
Desmetness
R. A. Oliver
Sieuxity
Man Named Officer In G A R Encampment in Iowa
Frank L. Quade of Dubuque was elected senior vice commander of the Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic at a Saturday meeting in Des Moines. He succeeds T. J. Noll of Grinnell as part of a new council of administration including Johnathan C. Hanes of Des Moines and others from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Frank L. Quade
Dubuque
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
T. J. Noll
Grinnell
State G. A. R
Johnathan C. Hanes
John C. Meriam
Jacob N. Newman
W. J. Pentz
Cedar Rapids
Rules Issued for 1938 Migratory Waterfowl Season in Iowa
The U S biological survey announced 1938 duck season rules for Iowa a 45 day open period from October 15 to November 28. Ducks geese brant coot and jacksnipe may be taken with limits including five geese or brant per day ten ducks per day and twenty possession. Specific limits apply to canvasback redhead and other species with daily bag limits and hours 7 a m to 4 p m for most species and sunset for jacksnipe. Ross goose banned. Season closed by state law for other migratory birds.
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Des Moines
United States Biological Survey
Iowa
Postal theft probe leads to Davenport arrests
Inspectors H. W. Stark and E. J. Kupfer from St. Louis with Davenport police Chief Reed Phillips and two detectives questioned Henry C. Kinner 24 a Davenport post office substitute clerk his wife Clara 21 and boarder Charles Foster 21 over a string of mail thefts involving money and checks.
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Davenport
H. W. Stark
E. J. Kupferer
St. Louis
Reed Phillips
Henry C. Kinner
Clara Kinner
Charles Foster
Kinner
Lifeguard Henry Hughes Retires and Passes Duty to Dayle Roberts
Emmetsburg’s 82 year old lifeguard Henry Hughes retires after fourteen years at Medium Lake. He hands the post to 21 year old Dayle Roberts after noting no drownings at the lake during his tenure and recounting duties as banker timekeeper and even keeping a dog on a leash for safekeeping.
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Emmetsburg
Henry Hughes
Medium Lake
Hughes
Dayle Roberts
Gas Tax Receipts Set Month Record in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports Iowa state gasoline tax receipts for July set a new monthly record at 1 524 212 71, rising from 1 494 316 42 last month and 1 439 292 78 in July 1937. Inheritance tax receipts fell to 71 004 63, and beer taxes were 111 110 11 versus 119 593 33 last year.
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DES Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Centennial Week Events Schedule for Helen Porter Celebration
Monday features drum and bugle corps free acts band concerts and crowning of centennial queen Helen Porter. Tuesday offers a pageant Ananjost's 100 Years by D A R aided by Women's Relief Corps and others with concerts and free acts. Wednesday has Queen's centennial ball and concerts. Thursday hosts centennial parade with address by Dr Harry M Gage and massed band concert. Friday includes pageants free acts contests and dancing. Saturday showcases musical features Farm Bureau Morley band and a centennial address with dancing.
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Helen Porter
Women's Relief Corps
Legion Auxiliary
Town Farm Women's Clubs
Boy Scouts
C. Holdenbrook
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Leininger Troop
Farm Bureau
Morley
Tinley to miss opening of camp in Iowa guard move
Major General Mathew A. Tinley of Council Bluffs will miss the opening of Iowa’s annual national guard encampment at Camp Dodge. Tinley is at Newton with 250 guardsmen on duty since July 20 when martial law was proclaimed in the Maytag strike zone. If troops remain at Newton, the 168th Infantry will withdraw to Des Moines and be replaced at Newton by a cavalry unit.
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Tinley
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa National Guard
Camp Dodge
Here
Newton
168Th Infantry
Grahl
Des Moines
Maytag Cio Union
Labor Board
National Guard
Delois Marken
Military Commission
Harry Barbour
Colfax
CIO Union
Jasper County
Frank B. Hallagan
Barbour
Maytag
Larry Pelzer
Pelzer
Farmer Labor Delegates Select State Central Committee
Central Committee farmer labor delegates in district caucuses Saturday named members: First H G Smith Marengo and Mrs Vester Stark Batavia. Second Aden Sheriff Cedar Rapids and Mrs W L Hansell Dubuque. Third Vance J Price and Ione Krueger Waterloo. Fourth M Guyer Garnaville and Mrs Ira Rankin Strawberry Point. Sixth Gus Erickson and Dr Cora A Foster Des Moines. Seventh J G Fogel Council Bluffs and Mrs A G Cole Emerson. Eighth Conrad Biesser and Mrs Jesse Smith Fort Dodge. Ninth O L Webber Jefferson S D and Mrs Ida Freeman Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Farmer-Labor
State Central Committee
H. G. Smith
Marengo
Vester Stark
Batavia
Aden Sheriff
Cedar Rapids
W. L. Hansell
Dubuque
Vance J. Price
Ione Krueger
Waterloo
M. Guyer
Garnaville
Ira Rankin
Strawberry Point
Gus Erickson
Coggon Seeks Grant for Municipal Pool Project
Coggon city council prepared an application for a PWA grant of 14 235 75 dollars to fund construction of a municipal swimming pool.
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Coggon
PWA
Coggon City
Governor Kraschel Commended for Guard Action at Maytag Plant
The Iowa ACLU commends Governor Kraschel for mobilizing the state national guard to halt operations at the Maytag Company plant in Newton. In a signed letter, Arthur Garfield Hays and Roger Baldwin call the move justified to prevent potential bloodshed and violence.
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DES Moines
American Civil Liberties Union
Kraschel
Iowa National Guard
Maytag Company
Newton
Arthur Garfield Hays
Roger E. Baldwin
Walter Frank
Governor orders NLRB hearing closed in Newton strike
Governor Kraschel directs Major General Tinley to close the NLRB hearing in the Newton Maytag strike indefinitely within martial law territory. He cites community peace, delaying settlement, and the hearings as a spectacle while preparations continue in Newton for a second Sunday under martial law.
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Kraschel
Tinley
Military Commission
Hill Tokeport
Washington
Newton
Madison Hill
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